Clathrozoidae: Brief Summary
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Clathrozoidae is a family of cnidarians belonging to the order Leptomedusae.
Genera:
Clathrozoon Spencer, 1891
Pseudoclathrozoon Hirohito, 1967
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Diagnosis
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Hydroid colony arborescent through skeleton of complexly fused chitinous stolons; hydrotheca tubular, entierly or nearly entierly embedded in skeleton; hydranth cylindrical, deeply retractile into hydrotheca; nematotheca tubular, scattered on surface of skeleton; gonophore as fixed sporosacs or free eumedusoids, gonotheca developed within skeleton.
Pallas, P. S. (1766). Elenchus zoophytorum sistens generum adumbrationes generaliores et specierum cognitarum succintas descriptiones, cum selectis auctorum synonymis. [book]. pp. 451, Fransiscum Varrentrapp, Hagae.
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